† Pump Parliamentn.humorousObsolete a nickname for the Long or Pension Parliament of Charles II (see quot. 1677).
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1677 J. Verney 19 May in Verney Mem. 469 The people about town call this the Pump Parliament, alluding, as a little water put into a pump fetches up a good deal, so [etc.].
a1687 Duke of BuckinghamWks. (1715) 230 (title) The Pump Parliament. A satyr.